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Beautiful Girls on Radio this week!
This week on Radio we're featuring some Makina, which is a new genre for me. It originated in Spain, and it's like really fast bubbly techno/trance with chipmunk-like vocals thrown in. I'm not sure what's up with the chipmunks, but they start to fade in the background of the driving pulse of these rides.

We start off with Prana Yama's "Convicted" and its 251 traffic count. For me, the pounding bass of "Call me back" was balanced by its happy ecstatic parts. "Beautiful Girls" is almost 8 minutes long with plenty of hills and valleys. I enjoyed the "cyclone" sound effects for these.

Lebeth

Phrenia is on Audiosurf Radio this week!
Woo-hoo! It's J-Pop week on Radio! Phrenia's tunes will put you in the mood to fight some giant robots.

Then for our experimental song of the week, we have some Spanish/Jewish/Middle Eastern fusion from Ofri Eliaz. I was really surprised at what a good ride "Ir me kero madre" was.

Lebeth
December 3, 2010

This week's Audiosurf Radio picks: Somniaferum, Viy, King Richard's Sunday Best, and Aleksey Chistilin
Welcome to all our new players this week! There are some fantastic Steam sales going on. We hope you enjoy our little tribe of music-obsessed gamers.

The joy of Audiosurf is enjoying your own music collection. Each week we also have some free songs available to everyone to play, called our "Radio" songs. To welcome you all I've chosen a few tracks to show off different styles of music in the game.

"Days of Fulfilled Hope" by Somniaferum is my favorite ride lately. It has amazing red tunnels at the end. "Troyitska Pisnia"by Viy is a Ukranian folk song that I can't get out of my head. "I Know you Reiter" by King Richard's Sunday Best showcases about 10 different genres in one song--from country western to gregorian chant. Lastly, "Childhood" by Aleksey Chistilin is a relaxing piano piece.

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Welcome and have fun!
Lebeth

Josh Woodward's Ashes on radio this week!
This week on Radio we're featuring a song from Josh Woodward's brand new album, "Ashes." Josh is one of our favorite indie pop/folk artists here at Radio.

We're also featuring a surprisingly entertaining all-strings composition by another of our favorite artists,Chriss Onac. Who knew violins could generate such fierce traffic?

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Lebeth

Ben Drake on radio this week!
I know I say music is "eclectic" a lot here on Radio, but this week Ben Drake's music takes it to a whole new level.

Ben uses a dash of chiptunes, a handful of peppy vocals, and a pinch of hardcore screaming to create his unabashedly happy electronic tunes.

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Lebeth

Jonathan Araldi on radio this week!
Thanks to all the artists who submitted music for Radio this week! My favorite of the bunch was Jonathan Araldi's trance.

"Transmission" has an intense feeling throughout, then "Purity Nation" has a more ecstatic feel with some cresting vistas. "Sky Blue and Sun Orange" is probably my favorite of the bunch--I'm a sucker for ultra-happy techno!

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Lebeth

BertycoX on Radio this week!
I don't lightly make comparisons to Daft Punk--but this week on Radio we're featuring two Daft-Punk-esque songs from french artist BertycoX.

The backbone of "The Signal" is just that--a signal-like motif that echoes throughout the song. "Utopia" has a flowing, arpeggio-like motion that leads to some thick traffic.

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Lebeth

Stories 'bout a lonely bird
Thanks again to all the musicians who submitted songs for Radio this week! .

My favorite of the bunch was Somniaferum's eclectic new release "Stories 'bout a lonely bird."

"Come on, Arduous Hummingbird" starts out acoustic then speeds up in a hurry with some heavy electric guitars. That bird must be drinking a lot of nectar.

I beg you--somebody out there please use "Days of fulfilled hope" for your high school graduation montage!! This song's got a big sense of optimism and epicness, and some of the prettiest red tunnels you've ever seen.

"The highest bliss" manages to be both relaxed and epic at the same time--heavy guitars are balanced by some light piano melodies and bells suggesting memories of childhood.

Somniaferum's frontman is also known as the player CrashmasterJay.

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Lebeth

King Richard's Sunday Best
Thanks again to all the musicians who submitted songs for Radio this week! Here are my top pics.

First up is some techno from Loudcore. I know y'all will love the fast pace of "Lost in Space" and the groovy mellowness of "Reason."

Then we have a couple tunes from King Richard's Sunday Best. "Motor Vehicle Utilization" is an ode to the philosophical aspects of the driver's licensing process. "I Know You Reiter" tackles 8 or 9 different genres in under 4 minutes--from country western to gregorian chant, it's all there.

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Lebeth

SGX Radio
Thanks to all the musicians who submitted music this week for Radio! Here are my top pics from the bunch.

First up, three tracks from SGX. "Die Anyway" and "Span" are solid trance tracks, and "Right Back Up" incorporates some rap vocals. These tracks are available for free on SGX's website.

Next up, a tune from Kriegless, otherwise known by his playername Invisus64. "Stalemate" takes some static-y noises and runs with em.

If you'd like to be featured on Radio, email me at elizabeth@audio-surf.com and I'll check out your stuff!

Lebeth
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